Ministry of Justice

Probation

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of offenders who have been taken to court for breaching their post-sentence supervision were (a) fined, (b) given a Supervision Default Order, (c) committed to prison and (d) had no action taken against them in the latest year for which information is available.

Rory Stewart: We closely monitor and robustly manage providers to make sure they maintain service delivery, reduce reoffending, protect the public and provide value for money to the taxpayer. The information requested, where possible, has been provided in the table below. Post Sentence Supervision (PSS) Breaches Outcomes at Court in 2017[1]Fine2,13622.7% Supervision Default Order1,02310.9% Committal to Custody3,30735.1% No Action Taken1,07211.4% Other Outcome[2]6867.3% Invalid Outcome Recorded[3]1,19612.7% Public protection is our highest priority and any offender caught breaching their licence faces being immediately recalled to prison. [1] Breaches that were withdrawn or did not have a recorded outcome when data were extracted are not included in this count.[2] Other Outcomes include Breach Not Proven, Breach active at sentence expiry and the addition of an Attendance Centre Requirement to the PSS period.[3] Invalid Outcomes are outcomes that don’t apply to the type of breach being heard. In the case of PSS Breaches, the Invalid Outcomes are ‘Amended and Continued’ and ‘Revoked and Resentenced’; these breaches are usually used for Suspended Sentence and Community Order Breaches.

Prison Officers: Redundancy Pay

Richard Burgon: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average severance package was for a prison officer taking voluntary early departure in each year since 2010.

Rory Stewart: Due to the way in which the information is held by the pensions administrator, the average annual severance package for Band 3 to 5 officers taking Voluntary Exit or Voluntary Redundancy cannot be separately identified.

Prison Sentences

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for which offence or offences each current prisoner serving a sentence of 12 months or less was imprisoned.

Rory Stewart: Holding answer received on 06 July 2018



The offence(s) for which each prisoner serving a sentence of less than 12 months was imprisoned, as at 31 March 2018, can be viewed in the table. Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, who take into account all circumstances of the case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors. Whilst there is persuasive evidence that short custodial sentences of less than 12 months do not help some offenders turn their backs on crime, protecting the public will always be our top priority. Under this government, the most serious offenders are more likely to go to prison, and for longer, helping protect the public and keep communities safe.



Table for PQ 158712
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